Tom Cruise, 64, strips off for a smouldering GQ shoot as he opens up on his 'intense' personality and says movies are his 'life' in a rare interview

Tom Cruise stripped off for a smouldering GQ shoot on Tuesday as he opened up on his 'intense' personality and said that movies are his 'life' in the rare interview.The Mission Impossible actor, 64, looked every inch the Hollywood superstar for the glossy magazine images where he posed in an unbuttoned black shirt and jeans.Cruise is notoriously private and rarely speaks to the press, however this week he was keen to open up about his work and career - which includes roles in Top Gun, Eyes Wide Shut and Jack Reacher.He can next be seen in Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu's movie Digger where he plays an ultra-wealthy oil tycoon battling to save the world from a global environmental disaster that he accidentally unleashed himself.Chatting to the publication Cruise, known for doing most of his own action movie stunts, discussed his dedication and passion for his film work as well as his reputation for intensity.He said: 'Look, I work hard, and people that work with me, they know. I expect a lot and I'm up-front about it. It's like: 'The rumors are true. And do you want this?''Even when I was a kid, they were like, 'Oh, come on, Tom. You're so intense.' I'm like, 'I don't know what to say. I am intense.' Tom Cruise stripped off for a smouldering GQ shoot on Tuesday as he opened up on his 'intense' personality and said that movies are his 'life' in the rare interview The Mission Impossible actor, 64, looked every inch the Hollywood superstar for the glossy magazine shoot where he also posed in a cowboy hat and white T-shirt 'When I'm interested in something, I want to learn it. I want to understand it. And you want to blast through the confusion and kind of build up that ability.'Cruise added of his all-encompassing attitude towards his job: 'Making films is not what I do. It is who I am.'Cruise - who has had high-profile relationships with the likes of Katie Holmes, Nicole Kidman and Hayley Atwell - didn't delve into his personal life during the chat however. Cruise and Holmes began dating in 2005 and divorced in 2012. They share daughter Suri, 20.Back in July this year it was revealed that Suri had legally dropped her estranged father's last name.College student Suri had changed her name from Suri Cruise to Suri Noelle, taking her mother's middle name as her surname.Suri registered to vote in Pennsylvania - where she attends Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh - in October 2024, using the name Suri Noelle, according to the voter registration records obtained by The Daily Mail. Pennsylvania residents are required to register to vote using their legal name. Suri registered in Allegheny County, though she did not file a name change request there, suggesting she may have done it in New York before she left for college, according to Page Six, who was first to report the news. Cruise is notoriously private and rarely speaks to the press, however this week he was keen to open up about his career - which include roles in Top Gun, Eyes Wide Shut and Jack Reacher Chatting to the publication Cruise, known for doing most of his own action movie stunts, discussed his dedication and passion for his film work as well as his reputation for intensity The GQ interview was accompanied by a series of edgy shots including one as he walked through a crowd of fans Cruise's career has been defined by a series of action movie roles. Seen in Top Gun: Maverick in 2022The Daily Mail reached out to representatives for Cruise and Holmes for comment at the time. Cruise has reportedly been completely estranged from his daughter for years following his 2012 divorce from Holmes, 47, and her decision to cut ties with Scientology.Suri is following in the footsteps of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's children, four of whom have also filed to drop their famous father's last name amid an ongoing estrangement. Before moving to Pennsylvania, Suri lived with her mother - who's currently romancing artist Jason Bard Yarmosky, 39 - in New York, where name change records are typically sealed to protect privacy.